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Club Méditerranée in Francoist Spain: tourism, Architecture, and countercultural ideals Nadia Fava and Marisa Garcia Vergara Department of Architecture and Construction Engineering, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain ABSTRACT This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism..., 2025
This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism in Spain, focusing on the i... more This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism in Spain, focusing on the introduction of the French company Club Méditerranée. In 1950, Club Méditerranée built its first tent resort in Mallorca and in 1962 established the first brick resort in Cadaqués, in Costa Brava. Under the Franco dictatorship, from the 1960s onwards, Spain not only developed foreign mass tourism targeted at the working classes but also opened its doors to an alternative sector of tourism. This sector, primarily explored by the young bourgeoisie, sought to liberate itself from the rigid norms imposed by a society governed by conventional values. The early experiences of Club Méditerranée in Spain reflect this shift in the perception of holidays as moments of liberation and compensation from the routines of everyday consumerism. This context reveals an aversion to mass consumption, the resort using various practices and strategies to distinguish itself through extra-beach activities. The article aims to demonstrate that in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s, the introduction of mass tourism was not only a step towards modernity and national identity construction, but also an entry point for contracultural thought, which was of significant concern to the political regime.
Historia Social, 2023
This article analyzes the relationship between tourism promotion policies implemented to attract ... more This article analyzes the relationship between tourism promotion policies implemented to attract the first elite tourism to Catalonia and the production of national identities in the first half of the Twentieth Centu-ry, in a historical context of significant social and political changes in Spain and Europe. The analysis of the project of the Garden City of S’Agaró (1916-1926), together with its promotional documentation, al-lows us to relate the construction of the spaces destined to tourism and the process of resignification of them in the framework of the confrontations and convergences between the Catalan regionalist policies and the nationalist ones promoted by the Franco regime. The result will show how the tourist imaginary was staged and materialized in Catalonia, in close correspondence with the emergence of the modern consumer society.
Malls and commercial planning policies : the case of Barcelona
This chapter iterates the circumstances that informed the late arrival of new retail typologies i... more This chapter iterates the circumstances that informed the late arrival of new retail typologies in Spain and unravels the close relationship between commercial development and urban planning. Barcelona in particular became a laboratory of 'commercial renewal', when ideas regardind public space, infrsatructure and the 'compact city' governed the discourse of urban renewal. In Barcelona shopping center thus became new points of centrality; destinations for leisure and shopping, and landmarks. This chapter places these urban commercial initiatives within international retail history and argues that in Barcelona the development of shopping centers contributes to the formation of a metropolitan city, while the typology was cleverly adpated to the cutlure of public space in the Mediterranean city.
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
The pandemic has accelerated the search for innovative product/process/service solutions in city ... more The pandemic has accelerated the search for innovative product/process/service solutions in city markets as well as the search for “open innovation challenges” more in line with current needs. The aim of the research is to understand the adaptation mechanisms of the local food system and, in particular, of the public space of the market system. The article analyses the change produced by the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipal markets of Sant Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brava, Spain. The data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire administered to food sellers and contextually to a group of consumers. Factor analysis and the AGIL model were applied to the data collected and were confirmed with cluster analysis. The analysis highlights that the resilience of sellers is no longer sufficient and in many cases, they have equipped themselves with innovative solutions to meet the new customer demands arising from the pandemic (food delivery, e-commerce, take-away food, digital m...
Actes del Seminari Internacional. Territoris del turisme: l’imaginari turístic i la construcció del paisatge contemporani = Proceedings International Seminar. Touristic territories: touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape = Actas del Seminario Internacional. Territorios d...
Public versus private: Barcelona’s market system, 1868–1975
Planning Perspectives, 2010
Taylor and Francis RPPE_A_442349.sgm 10.1080/02665430903421718 Planning Perspectives 0266-5433 (p... more Taylor and Francis RPPE_A_442349.sgm 10.1080/02665430903421718 Planning Perspectives 0266-5433 (print)/1466-4518 (online) Original Article 2009Taylor & Francis 2510000002009 NadiaFava nadia.fava@udg.es The more economically advanced countries of post-World ...
The role of public administrations in promoting open municipal markets
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems
Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize loca... more Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize local food markets and their social dimension. Such a measure wouldinclude open municipal markets (OMMs) because of their role in promoting the socialnature of the agroecological transitions. In rural areas, OMMs managed by publicadministrations are facing a major crisis. This paper aims to decipher the claims ofthe actors involved in the OMM crisis and to focus on strategies that could be takenby municipalities. Semistructured questionnaires, direct observations, and participa-tive workshops with stallholders, consumers, local producers, and the researchersof the university were used to analyze social relationships within the framework ofOMMs in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. The actors revealed a lack of connec-tion between collectives and within the same group of stallholders. The absence ofshared aspirations, along with the scant interest of public bodies in investing in themarkets or recognizing their economic and social role, have all contributed to thecurrent decline in OMMs. Open municipal markets are an active asset that are at riskof being abandoned in remote rural areas. If the actors in the market could collabo-rate, this would help to encourage the local economy and community cohesion andto actively promote the social dimension of the agroecological transitions.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
The role of public administrations in promoting open municipalmarkets
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2022
Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize loca... more Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize local food markets and their social dimension. Such a measure wouldinclude open municipal markets (OMMs) because of their role in promoting the socialnature of the agroecological transitions. In rural areas, OMMs managed by publicadministrations are facing a major crisis. This paper aims to decipher the claims ofthe actors involved in the OMM crisis and to focus on strategies that could be takenby municipalities. Semistructured questionnaires, direct observations, and participa-tive workshops with stallholders, consumers, local producers, and the researchersof the university were used to analyze social relationships within the framework ofOMMs in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. The actors revealed a lack of connec-tion between collectives and within the same group of stallholders. The absence ofshared aspirations, along with the scant interest of public bodies in investing in themarkets or recognizing their economic and social role, have all contributed to thecurrent decline in OMMs. Open municipal markets are an active asset that are at riskof being abandoned in remote rural areas. If the actors in the market could collabo-rate, this would help to encourage the local economy and community cohesion andto actively promote the social dimension of the agroecological transitions.
Scripta Nova-revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales, 2008
Questo articolo propone un sintetico esame delle modificazioni che si possono rilevare nelle pubb... more Questo articolo propone un sintetico esame delle modificazioni che si possono rilevare nelle pubblicazioni ufficiali del Comune di Barcellona, riguardanti le trasformazioni urbane della citta negli ultimi 20 anni. L’obiettivo principale e capire le relazioni tra i progetti urbanistici ed editoriali delle varie amministrazioni, e le politiche urbane e sociali corrispondenti. Si cerca infine di analizzare quali sia stato lo sviluppo programmatico alla luce dei medesimi parametri di confronto a partire da un ipotesi nella quale le pubblicazioni, come i progetti, hanno un duplice ruolo di sintesi rispetto al passato e di costruzione di un immaginario collettivo sulla citta rispetto al futuro.
The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: a... more The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: as specific places for feeding the city; as public services; as the first public places built specifically for women; as places to control health and taxes on food; as places where the urban-rural relationship can be articulated; as places to control citizens’ behaviour, or as places providing local trade within a structure. There are fewer studies exploring public food markets as cultural and social capital with a view to improving the local and new-endogenous economy, an economy which not only involves the environment, but also the sociality linked to the tradition of food production. Research on public markets in small provincial towns is scarce, particularly the role they play in maintaining the urban-rural relationship by providing a local food supply, and also in constructing the rural landscape. This case study concerns the province of Girona and its nine public markets halls. The ...
Frontiers in Communication, 2020
Examining digital participatory planning: Maturity assessment in a Small Dutch city
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
Abstract This paper calls for a rational and gradual transition to Digital Participatory Planning... more Abstract This paper calls for a rational and gradual transition to Digital Participatory Planning (DPP) as part of the sustainable smart city model. In recent years, the role that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) could play in advancing participatory planning has been widely acknowledged. The literature suggests that several factors are affecting the introduction of DPP into smart city planning. This study examines organization-related and society-related factors, aiming at identifying the level of maturity towards the introduction of DPP in cities, with particular attention to small European cities. These two groups of factors were examined in Schiedam, Netherlands via a mixed-methods approach and analyzed using NVIVO and SPSS software. The results suggest that for cities to be mature enough to introduce DPP, there should be an existing good practice of conventional participatory planning where the concept is extensively practiced, as well as a relatively high trust in the community engagement processes and sufficiently high digital technology literacy among the residents. Thus, maturity levels in cities should be assessed and policies should be developed accordingly to ensure a successful transition toward sustainable smart cities, in light of the findings reported in this study.
Towards smart sustainable cities: A review of the role digital citizen participation could play in advancing social sustainability
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019
Abstract The notion of smart cities needs to be broadened beyond the fascination with technology ... more Abstract The notion of smart cities needs to be broadened beyond the fascination with technology to incorporate an approach that invests in the growth of human, social, and environmental capitals to generate ‘smart sustainable cities’. One of the most recent debates in this context is digital citizen participation. This study aimed to identify the potential role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in citizen participation as a major contributor towards ‘smart sustainable cities’. A systematic and exhaustive literature review, coupled with critical content analysis, was conducted. The focus was on a central research question: What kind of relationship is fostered in the literature between sustainability and digital citizen participation, and how can ICT contribute to social sustainability through digital citizen participation (DCP)? The results suggested a connection between smart sustainable cities and DCP. This article is concluded by emphasizing the role of ICT in citizen participation processes and its significant contribution to social sustainability and the creation of more-than-human smart cities.
Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism, 2018
Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles ... more Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles have examined the relationship of gastronomy and tourism from distinct thematic and disciplinary perspectives. What remains absent is a comprehensive overview that encapsulates the interdisciplinary dimensions of this area of research. In response, this study comprehensively investigates gastronomy tourism literature utilizing a network and content analysis, with an aim to map the main subject areas concerned with gastronomy tourism and relations between varying subject areas. In doing so, themes determining gastronomy tourism and focus for future exploration are identified. The review findings suggest that the trajectory of gastronomy tourism research is characterized by the dominance of "tourism, leisure, and hospitality management" and "geography, planning, and development." Three recommendations are proposed to assist development of gastronomy tourism research: in...
The Sense of Insecurity: Integrated Solutions the Case of Barcelona's Covered Markets Systems
It is widely acknowledged that public markets have been the driving force behind the configuratio... more It is widely acknowledged that public markets have been the driving force behind the configuration of European cities since medieval times, but there is less information about how these have been endowed with the control functions to guarantee security. The history of the development of the covered market systems in Barcelona during the 19th and 20th centuries shows how the parameter of security - thought of in terms of controls on merchandise hygiene, prices, habits, and routines of different social groups- has been one of the predominant factors in the construction of the "city of services" in which we still live. An analysis of the basic stages of the development of the market system in Barcelona -considering the parameter of security in economic, cultural, political and social contexts- demonstrates how security is now linked to social sustainability and ecology.
International Seminar Touristic Territories: Touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape, Girona, 2014
Town Planning Review, 2015
The first International Seminar Touristic Territories hosted by the University of Girona and with... more The first International Seminar Touristic Territories hosted by the University of Girona and with the theme 'Touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape', took place on 23-25 January in Girona, Spain.The substantial growth encountered in tourism clearly marks it as one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of not only the 20th century but also the 21st century. While these dynamics have converted tourism into one of the principal driving forces behind economic and urban development, such mass tourism also poses a threat to the natural and cultural resources of regions. Architects and urban planners have not been paying attention to the effects of mass tourism on architecture and urban planning. However, despite tourism being a resilient sector in large national and post-industrial economies in this critical period of recession, the general demise of cultural and natural resources must be taken into account and the multiple effects should be studied.The conference sought to explore the impact of tourism on the transformation of cities and territory. Hosted by the University of Girona, the three-day seminar had a strong emphasis on evaluating the impact that tourism imagery, infrastructure and architecture conceived for tourism has had on the formation of modern territory and the subsequent consequences on the theoretical discourse on planning and architecture.The organisers, Nadia Fava and Marisa Garcia Vergara, who are town planning and architecture historians at the University of Girona, envisaged that the theme of 'Tourism and its impact on cities and landscapes in the face of changing contexts', would provide a broad thematic overview for discussion concerning the various current issues in urban planning today.Girona, as the capital of the northeast province of Catalonia and as the geographic centre of the Costa Brava touristic region, is a fitting location to explore the varied regional impacts that have resulted from the arduous development of tourism. In the 1950s the Spanish government and local entrepreneurs identified the Costa Brava as being highly suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination; one that would be aimed mainly at the package holiday tourist from Northern Europe. The region's potential was exploited with the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments to create these so-called seaside resorts. As a result, tourism rapidly took over from fishing and agriculture as the principal income of the area, radically changing the territory and its landscape. This was not to be the only major change, as cultural and social customs and behaviours were also altered as a result of the influx of visitors and the human exchanges that came with them.Conference organisations and contributionsThe conference sought to encourage cross-cultural, inter-disciplinary debate and problem-oriented studies related to the broad advancement of research in the field of tourism connected to urban planning and architecture practice and theory. Over the three days nearly 100 participants gave presentations on and discussed the theme of 'Tourism and territory'. As the congress provided a forum on the operational dimensions and meanings of tourism, this meant that there were not only academic participants, but also policy practitioners from across Europe and America participating as well.The conference had five major themes along with eight discussion sessions. Complementing the track sessions, the programme also included plenary sessions and round-table discussions together with social events and guided tours around the city. Details of the conference programme, papers and abstracts are available on the conference website Touristic Territories: http://territoriosdelturismo.blogspot.com.es/ (accessed on 1 April 2014).The Preliminary Proceedings can be downloaded from DUGI Open Access Repository: http://dugi-doc.udg.edu//handle/10256/8798. …
Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles ... more Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles have examined the relationship of gastronomy and tourism from distinct thematic and disciplinary perspectives. What remains absent is a comprehensive overview that encapsulates the interdisciplinary dimensions of this area of research. In response, this study comprehensively investigates gastronomy tourism literature utilising a network and content analysis, with an aim to map the main subject areas concerned with gastronomy tourism and relations between varying subject areas. In doing so, themes determining gastronomy tourism and focus for future exploration are identified. The review findings suggest that the trajectory of gastronomy tourism research is characterized by the dominance of 'tourism, leisure and hospitality management' and 'geography, planning and development'. Three recommendations are proposed to assist development of gastronomy tourism research: increase...
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Club Méditerranée in Francoist Spain: tourism, Architecture, and countercultural ideals Nadia Fava and Marisa Garcia Vergara Department of Architecture and Construction Engineering, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain ABSTRACT This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism..., 2025
This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism in Spain, focusing on the i... more This article examines the emergence of organised foreign mass tourism in Spain, focusing on the introduction of the French company Club Méditerranée. In 1950, Club Méditerranée built its first tent resort in Mallorca and in 1962 established the first brick resort in Cadaqués, in Costa Brava. Under the Franco dictatorship, from the 1960s onwards, Spain not only developed foreign mass tourism targeted at the working classes but also opened its doors to an alternative sector of tourism. This sector, primarily explored by the young bourgeoisie, sought to liberate itself from the rigid norms imposed by a society governed by conventional values. The early experiences of Club Méditerranée in Spain reflect this shift in the perception of holidays as moments of liberation and compensation from the routines of everyday consumerism. This context reveals an aversion to mass consumption, the resort using various practices and strategies to distinguish itself through extra-beach activities. The article aims to demonstrate that in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s, the introduction of mass tourism was not only a step towards modernity and national identity construction, but also an entry point for contracultural thought, which was of significant concern to the political regime.
Historia Social, 2023
This article analyzes the relationship between tourism promotion policies implemented to attract ... more This article analyzes the relationship between tourism promotion policies implemented to attract the first elite tourism to Catalonia and the production of national identities in the first half of the Twentieth Centu-ry, in a historical context of significant social and political changes in Spain and Europe. The analysis of the project of the Garden City of S’Agaró (1916-1926), together with its promotional documentation, al-lows us to relate the construction of the spaces destined to tourism and the process of resignification of them in the framework of the confrontations and convergences between the Catalan regionalist policies and the nationalist ones promoted by the Franco regime. The result will show how the tourist imaginary was staged and materialized in Catalonia, in close correspondence with the emergence of the modern consumer society.
Malls and commercial planning policies : the case of Barcelona
This chapter iterates the circumstances that informed the late arrival of new retail typologies i... more This chapter iterates the circumstances that informed the late arrival of new retail typologies in Spain and unravels the close relationship between commercial development and urban planning. Barcelona in particular became a laboratory of 'commercial renewal', when ideas regardind public space, infrsatructure and the 'compact city' governed the discourse of urban renewal. In Barcelona shopping center thus became new points of centrality; destinations for leisure and shopping, and landmarks. This chapter places these urban commercial initiatives within international retail history and argues that in Barcelona the development of shopping centers contributes to the formation of a metropolitan city, while the typology was cleverly adpated to the cutlure of public space in the Mediterranean city.
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
The pandemic has accelerated the search for innovative product/process/service solutions in city ... more The pandemic has accelerated the search for innovative product/process/service solutions in city markets as well as the search for “open innovation challenges” more in line with current needs. The aim of the research is to understand the adaptation mechanisms of the local food system and, in particular, of the public space of the market system. The article analyses the change produced by the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipal markets of Sant Feliu de Guixols, Costa Brava, Spain. The data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire administered to food sellers and contextually to a group of consumers. Factor analysis and the AGIL model were applied to the data collected and were confirmed with cluster analysis. The analysis highlights that the resilience of sellers is no longer sufficient and in many cases, they have equipped themselves with innovative solutions to meet the new customer demands arising from the pandemic (food delivery, e-commerce, take-away food, digital m...
Actes del Seminari Internacional. Territoris del turisme: l’imaginari turístic i la construcció del paisatge contemporani = Proceedings International Seminar. Touristic territories: touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape = Actas del Seminario Internacional. Territorios d...
Public versus private: Barcelona’s market system, 1868–1975
Planning Perspectives, 2010
Taylor and Francis RPPE_A_442349.sgm 10.1080/02665430903421718 Planning Perspectives 0266-5433 (p... more Taylor and Francis RPPE_A_442349.sgm 10.1080/02665430903421718 Planning Perspectives 0266-5433 (print)/1466-4518 (online) Original Article 2009Taylor & Francis 2510000002009 NadiaFava nadia.fava@udg.es The more economically advanced countries of post-World ...
The role of public administrations in promoting open municipal markets
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems
Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize loca... more Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize local food markets and their social dimension. Such a measure wouldinclude open municipal markets (OMMs) because of their role in promoting the socialnature of the agroecological transitions. In rural areas, OMMs managed by publicadministrations are facing a major crisis. This paper aims to decipher the claims ofthe actors involved in the OMM crisis and to focus on strategies that could be takenby municipalities. Semistructured questionnaires, direct observations, and participa-tive workshops with stallholders, consumers, local producers, and the researchersof the university were used to analyze social relationships within the framework ofOMMs in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. The actors revealed a lack of connec-tion between collectives and within the same group of stallholders. The absence ofshared aspirations, along with the scant interest of public bodies in investing in themarkets or recognizing their economic and social role, have all contributed to thecurrent decline in OMMs. Open municipal markets are an active asset that are at riskof being abandoned in remote rural areas. If the actors in the market could collabo-rate, this would help to encourage the local economy and community cohesion andto actively promote the social dimension of the agroecological transitions.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
The role of public administrations in promoting open municipalmarkets
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2022
Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize loca... more Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits thatprioritize local food markets and their social dimension. Such a measure wouldinclude open municipal markets (OMMs) because of their role in promoting the socialnature of the agroecological transitions. In rural areas, OMMs managed by publicadministrations are facing a major crisis. This paper aims to decipher the claims ofthe actors involved in the OMM crisis and to focus on strategies that could be takenby municipalities. Semistructured questionnaires, direct observations, and participa-tive workshops with stallholders, consumers, local producers, and the researchersof the university were used to analyze social relationships within the framework ofOMMs in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. The actors revealed a lack of connec-tion between collectives and within the same group of stallholders. The absence ofshared aspirations, along with the scant interest of public bodies in investing in themarkets or recognizing their economic and social role, have all contributed to thecurrent decline in OMMs. Open municipal markets are an active asset that are at riskof being abandoned in remote rural areas. If the actors in the market could collabo-rate, this would help to encourage the local economy and community cohesion andto actively promote the social dimension of the agroecological transitions.
Scripta Nova-revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales, 2008
Questo articolo propone un sintetico esame delle modificazioni che si possono rilevare nelle pubb... more Questo articolo propone un sintetico esame delle modificazioni che si possono rilevare nelle pubblicazioni ufficiali del Comune di Barcellona, riguardanti le trasformazioni urbane della citta negli ultimi 20 anni. L’obiettivo principale e capire le relazioni tra i progetti urbanistici ed editoriali delle varie amministrazioni, e le politiche urbane e sociali corrispondenti. Si cerca infine di analizzare quali sia stato lo sviluppo programmatico alla luce dei medesimi parametri di confronto a partire da un ipotesi nella quale le pubblicazioni, come i progetti, hanno un duplice ruolo di sintesi rispetto al passato e di costruzione di un immaginario collettivo sulla citta rispetto al futuro.
The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: a... more The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: as specific places for feeding the city; as public services; as the first public places built specifically for women; as places to control health and taxes on food; as places where the urban-rural relationship can be articulated; as places to control citizens’ behaviour, or as places providing local trade within a structure. There are fewer studies exploring public food markets as cultural and social capital with a view to improving the local and new-endogenous economy, an economy which not only involves the environment, but also the sociality linked to the tradition of food production. Research on public markets in small provincial towns is scarce, particularly the role they play in maintaining the urban-rural relationship by providing a local food supply, and also in constructing the rural landscape. This case study concerns the province of Girona and its nine public markets halls. The ...
Frontiers in Communication, 2020
Examining digital participatory planning: Maturity assessment in a Small Dutch city
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
Abstract This paper calls for a rational and gradual transition to Digital Participatory Planning... more Abstract This paper calls for a rational and gradual transition to Digital Participatory Planning (DPP) as part of the sustainable smart city model. In recent years, the role that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) could play in advancing participatory planning has been widely acknowledged. The literature suggests that several factors are affecting the introduction of DPP into smart city planning. This study examines organization-related and society-related factors, aiming at identifying the level of maturity towards the introduction of DPP in cities, with particular attention to small European cities. These two groups of factors were examined in Schiedam, Netherlands via a mixed-methods approach and analyzed using NVIVO and SPSS software. The results suggest that for cities to be mature enough to introduce DPP, there should be an existing good practice of conventional participatory planning where the concept is extensively practiced, as well as a relatively high trust in the community engagement processes and sufficiently high digital technology literacy among the residents. Thus, maturity levels in cities should be assessed and policies should be developed accordingly to ensure a successful transition toward sustainable smart cities, in light of the findings reported in this study.
Towards smart sustainable cities: A review of the role digital citizen participation could play in advancing social sustainability
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019
Abstract The notion of smart cities needs to be broadened beyond the fascination with technology ... more Abstract The notion of smart cities needs to be broadened beyond the fascination with technology to incorporate an approach that invests in the growth of human, social, and environmental capitals to generate ‘smart sustainable cities’. One of the most recent debates in this context is digital citizen participation. This study aimed to identify the potential role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in citizen participation as a major contributor towards ‘smart sustainable cities’. A systematic and exhaustive literature review, coupled with critical content analysis, was conducted. The focus was on a central research question: What kind of relationship is fostered in the literature between sustainability and digital citizen participation, and how can ICT contribute to social sustainability through digital citizen participation (DCP)? The results suggested a connection between smart sustainable cities and DCP. This article is concluded by emphasizing the role of ICT in citizen participation processes and its significant contribution to social sustainability and the creation of more-than-human smart cities.
Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism, 2018
Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles ... more Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles have examined the relationship of gastronomy and tourism from distinct thematic and disciplinary perspectives. What remains absent is a comprehensive overview that encapsulates the interdisciplinary dimensions of this area of research. In response, this study comprehensively investigates gastronomy tourism literature utilizing a network and content analysis, with an aim to map the main subject areas concerned with gastronomy tourism and relations between varying subject areas. In doing so, themes determining gastronomy tourism and focus for future exploration are identified. The review findings suggest that the trajectory of gastronomy tourism research is characterized by the dominance of "tourism, leisure, and hospitality management" and "geography, planning, and development." Three recommendations are proposed to assist development of gastronomy tourism research: in...
The Sense of Insecurity: Integrated Solutions the Case of Barcelona's Covered Markets Systems
It is widely acknowledged that public markets have been the driving force behind the configuratio... more It is widely acknowledged that public markets have been the driving force behind the configuration of European cities since medieval times, but there is less information about how these have been endowed with the control functions to guarantee security. The history of the development of the covered market systems in Barcelona during the 19th and 20th centuries shows how the parameter of security - thought of in terms of controls on merchandise hygiene, prices, habits, and routines of different social groups- has been one of the predominant factors in the construction of the "city of services" in which we still live. An analysis of the basic stages of the development of the market system in Barcelona -considering the parameter of security in economic, cultural, political and social contexts- demonstrates how security is now linked to social sustainability and ecology.
International Seminar Touristic Territories: Touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape, Girona, 2014
Town Planning Review, 2015
The first International Seminar Touristic Territories hosted by the University of Girona and with... more The first International Seminar Touristic Territories hosted by the University of Girona and with the theme 'Touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape', took place on 23-25 January in Girona, Spain.The substantial growth encountered in tourism clearly marks it as one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of not only the 20th century but also the 21st century. While these dynamics have converted tourism into one of the principal driving forces behind economic and urban development, such mass tourism also poses a threat to the natural and cultural resources of regions. Architects and urban planners have not been paying attention to the effects of mass tourism on architecture and urban planning. However, despite tourism being a resilient sector in large national and post-industrial economies in this critical period of recession, the general demise of cultural and natural resources must be taken into account and the multiple effects should be studied.The conference sought to explore the impact of tourism on the transformation of cities and territory. Hosted by the University of Girona, the three-day seminar had a strong emphasis on evaluating the impact that tourism imagery, infrastructure and architecture conceived for tourism has had on the formation of modern territory and the subsequent consequences on the theoretical discourse on planning and architecture.The organisers, Nadia Fava and Marisa Garcia Vergara, who are town planning and architecture historians at the University of Girona, envisaged that the theme of 'Tourism and its impact on cities and landscapes in the face of changing contexts', would provide a broad thematic overview for discussion concerning the various current issues in urban planning today.Girona, as the capital of the northeast province of Catalonia and as the geographic centre of the Costa Brava touristic region, is a fitting location to explore the varied regional impacts that have resulted from the arduous development of tourism. In the 1950s the Spanish government and local entrepreneurs identified the Costa Brava as being highly suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination; one that would be aimed mainly at the package holiday tourist from Northern Europe. The region's potential was exploited with the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments to create these so-called seaside resorts. As a result, tourism rapidly took over from fishing and agriculture as the principal income of the area, radically changing the territory and its landscape. This was not to be the only major change, as cultural and social customs and behaviours were also altered as a result of the influx of visitors and the human exchanges that came with them.Conference organisations and contributionsThe conference sought to encourage cross-cultural, inter-disciplinary debate and problem-oriented studies related to the broad advancement of research in the field of tourism connected to urban planning and architecture practice and theory. Over the three days nearly 100 participants gave presentations on and discussed the theme of 'Tourism and territory'. As the congress provided a forum on the operational dimensions and meanings of tourism, this meant that there were not only academic participants, but also policy practitioners from across Europe and America participating as well.The conference had five major themes along with eight discussion sessions. Complementing the track sessions, the programme also included plenary sessions and round-table discussions together with social events and guided tours around the city. Details of the conference programme, papers and abstracts are available on the conference website Touristic Territories: http://territoriosdelturismo.blogspot.com.es/ (accessed on 1 April 2014).The Preliminary Proceedings can be downloaded from DUGI Open Access Repository: http://dugi-doc.udg.edu//handle/10256/8798. …
Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles ... more Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number of review articles have examined the relationship of gastronomy and tourism from distinct thematic and disciplinary perspectives. What remains absent is a comprehensive overview that encapsulates the interdisciplinary dimensions of this area of research. In response, this study comprehensively investigates gastronomy tourism literature utilising a network and content analysis, with an aim to map the main subject areas concerned with gastronomy tourism and relations between varying subject areas. In doing so, themes determining gastronomy tourism and focus for future exploration are identified. The review findings suggest that the trajectory of gastronomy tourism research is characterized by the dominance of 'tourism, leisure and hospitality management' and 'geography, planning and development'. Three recommendations are proposed to assist development of gastronomy tourism research: increase...
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The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: a... more The role of public market halls in European cities has been analysed from several perspectives: as specific places for feeding the city; as public services; as the first public places built specifically for women; as places to control health and taxes on food; as places where the urban-rural relationship can be articulated; as places to control citizens’ behaviour, or as places providing local trade within a structure. There are fewer studies exploring public food markets as cultural and social capital with a view to improving the local and new-endogenous economy, an economy which not only involves the environment, but also the sociality linked to the tradition of food production. Research on public markets in small provincial towns is scarce, particularly the role they play in maintaining the urban-rural relationship by providing a local food supply, and also in constructing the rural landscape. This case study concerns the province of Girona and its nine public markets halls. The aim of the study is to explore their role as a public service within the territory and the agricultural landscape, the communication system, the local gastronomic culture and economic culture, this apparently being more resilient and stable than the economy of scale.
Actes del Seminari Internacional. Territoris del turisme: l’imaginari turístic i la construcció del paisatge contemporani = Proceedings International Seminar. Touristic territories: touristic imagery and the construction of contemporary landscape = Actas del Seminario Internacional. Territorios d...
This article contributes to the discussion about the impact tourism has on food retailing locatio... more This article contributes to the discussion about the impact tourism has on food retailing location in small touristic cities. The literature on food geography, has begun to develop a solid corpus, however, less research has been done on the impact tourism has on the retailing structure of tourist cities, which can provide a measure of a city’s changing functionality and use.
Food retail location throughout a city’s history can be used to map and analyze how this has affected the patterns of historic retail trends over time. An analysis of produce suppliers corroborated that food markets group together vendors in core areas and provide good facilities, easy accessibility and centrality for location involved. Within this conceptual
framework, this research outlines the possibilities for tourists to have access to local foods through these retail outlets and how this changes the morphology of food retail location.
The case in point is Sant Feliu de Guíxols, now a mature tourist city on the Costa Brava in Spain. Findings suggest that food market here is a historic hub for food supply and is still the core of food retailing today. However, the effect of tourism and its consequent urban growth has resulted in a new commercial pole.